Zoo Day!!

So 19 months ago we told Elijah and Caden that we would go to the zoo. In fact it was March 20th and the boys could harldy wait. We told them once we came back from the doctor's office that we would head to the Knoxville Zoo. (I had a OBGYN appt that day). Needless to say I went into the office and then straight over to the hospital because I was in labor. Elijah and Caden have been patiently waiting since then to visit the zoo!! Such bad parents I know!!

Well, last Saturday we finally got the kids to the Indianapolis Zoo and they had a great time. Here are a few pictures from the day.
It was feed the giraffe time, so they were UP CLOSE and PERSONAL and the boys loved it.

They also had "watch the elephants get a bath", so we made our way over to watch that. We got to touch the elephants and that was fun. The skin is so tough, wrinkly and hairy. Kind of gross.

The animals were very active. The cheetah's were up and walking around and the bear in this picture was playing with a big bone(the blurry object near his paws), and the zebra's were roaming around too. Makes the zoo more fun when the animals are active.

Liam sure enjoyed those Rhino's!!

We also got to pet the sharks. How cool is that!! I had to help Caden as his arms were just to short to reach them. He did finally get to touch one and thought it was pretty cool. I think this was probably my favorite part.

Here are the boys with the sea lions.

We also watched the dolphin show which was good, but REALLY short. No pictures though.

We are glad we had super weather and a fun time at the zoo. Sure hope we get the boys back there soon. They had fun.

Work=Good End Results

The end of the summer brought some amazing sales on fruits we love. So I tried my hand at freezing a few different kinds. First I did blueberries which obviously aren't to hard:). We got several bags of those. Then I did 7 bags of bing cherries. Wash and remove stem and bag them up. Another pretty easy task.
Then I decided to try peaches. Peaches are my favorite fruit and I wanted to have some this winter, because man, they were so good this past season. So I googled freezing peaches and away to work I went.
Removing skins after a 4 minutes bath in boiling water.

Slicing those delicious peaches. I had to eat several along the way of course:).

And now my freezer has several bags of fruit. The peaches I eat plain, the blueberries go in smoothies(yes I like smoothies in the cold months:), and the bing cherries I just eat out of the bag too(they still have the seeds in them). Sadly winter hasn't even started and I only have 4 bags of cherries left. The blueberries and peaches are still plenty.

Now if only I could just get up the energy to do applesauce one of these days. Probably won't happen until next year, but I really would love to do it.

A Visit to Turkey Run

A family gathering to celebrate Dad Waibel's and Grandpa Leon's birthdays. It was good to see all the family again. Thanks to mom and dad for a wonderful picnic lunch before our hike.
Caden, our cousin's ReVae and her daughter Ariyana.

A sweet picture of Austin and his girlfriend Karis. Austin really did NOT want to get his picture taken:).

I thought this was so neat how the water reflected the bridges. I never take pictures as I just can't capture things very well. Its not my talent!! However I did take this picture believe it or not:).

A rest stop for Grandpa Leon. I think perhaps it was a tough trail for him. He did a good job though and he completed it.

We hiked trail 4 which lead us to the covered bridge.

These boys have alot of fun together.

Such great fun cousins we have. Bound to be best friends for life!

Caden in form. Getting ready to throw the football.

Liam thought he was big stuff holding that ball. Its nearly his size too:)